Cap and the like



Oct. 28. B924. ,53,632

H. B. SAXTON CAP AND THE LIKE Filed June 21. 1925 2 sheets-sheet 1Quorum,

Patented et. 28, lQZ.

HARRY B. SAXTON, OF PORTLAND, OREGON.

CAP AND THE LIKE.

Application filed `Tune 21, 1923. `Serial No. 646,907.

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, HARRY B. SAXTON, a citizen of Russia (havingdeclared his intentions to become a citizen of the United States andobtained his first papers), and a .resident of Portland, county ofMultnomah,

State ofl Oregon, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement inCaps and the like, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to caps, and the i like, and has to do with theproviding of means by which the interior of the hat may be ventilatedand thus to permit a current of air to pass through the Vcap and thuskeep the wearers head cool.

One of the main objects of my invention is to provide a Ventilatingarrangement for a cap and the like, which cannot be inad- Vertentlyclosed by the folds of the cap coV- ering the passageway for the air.This Ventilating arrangement will also permit the sweat band of the capto conform uniformly to the wearers head which adapts the cap to be worncomfortably.

A further and more specific Objectis to construct a cap or the like,which is perfectly Ventilated and is comfortable to the wearer, andwhich does not require any lchange in the present standard form of capnor will it necessitate the cutting away of any portion of the cap. Thatis, the Ventilating means is inserted in the standard form of cap anddoes not require that the visor like projection be cut away to receivethe same or that the lining or other standard part be left o so that thesame maybe adapted to attain the objects before mentioned.

I attain these and other objects by providing a piece of coarse wovenresilient fabric7 preferably a piece of metallic screen, which is vsewnbetween the Visor like projection of the cap and the sweat band. Thispermits the air to pass between these portions and provides a resilientsupport for the sweat band. I preferably arrange the woven resilientmaterial, with the strands extending diagonally with the Visor-likeprojection andthe sweat band so that the compression of the resilientmaterial when the cap is with each other.

worn, and the front of the cap conforms to the shape of then foreheadwill not result in the flexing of any, of the strands themselves butwill only cause them to give angularly I illustrate these and otherobjects in ythe accompanying drawings, in which:

Fig` l is a perspective View of a cap with my Ventilating and cushioningimprovement in position, the arrows in this drawing showing thedirection kof the airpassing through p the cap when the same yis .on thewearers head. j y

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary sectional View, rather diagrammatic which showsthe relation `of the parts to each other and the arrows in this figureshow the direction of the passage of air into the cap. f j

Fig. 3 isa fragmentary plan View of my invention as adapted to a hat andthe arrows in this figure similarly show the pas-v sagel of the air intothe crownof the hat. c

Fig. 4 is la fragmentary sectionalview through the hat and shows therelation of the Ventilating means therein.

Figs. 5 and 6 are fragmentary diagrammatic views of details ofconstruction.

Fig. 7 is a perspective View of a cap which shows a slightly differentform of Ventilating and cushioning means. 'y

F ig` 8 is a diagrammatic. fragmentary section of a cap and arrows areprovided to indicate the movement ofl air through the* Ventilating meansinto the cap.

Figs. 9 andlO are `detailed Views showing how the Ventilating section isfastened to the sweat band of the cap'. n

g My improved Ventilating `and cushioning means is adapted for use withanystandard cap, as, a, or hat, as b. I provide a section of screen meshas c which I sew to theVisor Z or brimd on its inner edge asy c kor ewhere itis also sewn to the crown z' or c". It

ity not Anecessary to redesign the cap or tol cutaway any portionthereof. The other-v end of the Ventilating screen c is fastened to thelower edge of the sweat bandas/f. Thus the sweat band is spaced from theinner edge of the Visor, and as this mesh ismore or less resilient andthe sweat band'is flexiblemy device permits the cap to be fitted to anypeculiarities of the wearers lhead without undue binding or irritation.

if In Figs. l to 6, inclusive, have shown the Ventilating screeny c asbent double upon itself and thus Vthe' adaptiveness of my cap to thewearers head is not dependent entirely upon the natural resiliency ofthe screen mesh. j

Since, in putting the cap on the head, the Ventilating insertmustbevbent to form-the front of the vcap to the head of 'the wearer, itis obvious that in such bending the strands composing the Ventilatinginsert must work from each way more or less so as to become relativelyrearranged to the form which is given to the Ventilating insert as awhole. Thus when the Ventilating insert is made of a substantial flatpiece of wire cloth, more or less resistance will be offered by 'theinsert to its conformation yto the head. l therefore prefer to maltesaid Ventilating insert of a folded piece of resilient wire clotharranged like an inverted V in cross section. As a consequence the twomembers of the V will tend to separate at their extremities due to theirresiliency and in that way provide a ventilation space; at the same timethey will readily yield to pressure bringing them closer together whenthe cap is put on the head, vand hence tend to render the capmore'com-fortable.

In Figs. 7 to 10, inclusive, have shown a piece of the Ventilatingscreen Ias g, which is similarly placed between the visor Z and thesweat band f, but diifers in Lthat the screen lies all in one 'plane andthe adaptiveness of the Ventilating screen results entirely from the.resiliency `of 'thescreen mesh. li preferably place this screen lmesh vgso that it will be arranged diagonally between the sweat band and thevisor, that is, the resultant compression between these two parts willnot flex any of the strands in the wire mesh upon itself. But as lthelongitudinal and transverse strands 'are both at an angle tok thisforward or compressive stress, this will result in the strands of wirebeing moved relatively with each other. it will not necessitate the wirebeing 'distorted as a whole but will cause only the strands to moveangularly with each other. rihis not only results in greater resiliencyand more comfort to Lthe wea-rer but also results in longer life of4'the mesh screen in that t-he constant flexing of the strands wouldeventually cause them to be fractured.

As will be noted in both types of caps, it is possible to have-alined'cap, the lining being shown as 7L. Either forni of Ventilatingscreen will function at Vall times even in a cap because the folds ormaterial can never close the 'apertures 'so 4vto 'prevent the air fromcoming into the cap,because the sweat band f of the cap lies along theweareris foreheadand 'causes the saine to -stan'din an upright positionat all times, and will valways remain in thatpositionvbec'ause of itsrigidity. As 'is well known the Visor is made with a stiff piece ofcardboard 7' Vor similar material and this will cause it to stand outhorizontally and will be held spaced because 'of theresilienicy of thescreen mesh. v

l provide-a viap 7c whichnorinally is held by the lining ofthe-capbutiftoo much air enters the cap the fla-p may be placed over the screensection to prevent air from entering, or to materially decrease thesame.

I claim:

l. ln a cap, and the lille, a crown provided at its bottom edge with avisor-like projection, a sweat band secured within the crown, spaced atthe front from said projection, a Ventilating strip of coarse wovenresilient material covering said space, and having its edges secured tothe adjacent portions of the Visor-like projection and the sweat band,the strip being so arranged lthat its strands entend diagonally withsaid edges.

2. In a cap, and the like, ya crown provided at its `bottom edge with aVisor-like projection, a sweat band vsecured within the crown, spaced atthe front from said projection, a Ventilating strip of metallic screencovering said space, and having its edges secured to the adjacentportions of the Visorlilze projection and the sweat band, the stripbeing so arranged that its strands extend diagonally with said edges.

3. ln a cap, and the like, a crown provided at its bottom edge withga.visor-like projection, a sweat band secured within the crown, spaced4a't A'the front from -said projection, a folded Ventilating strip ofcoarse woven resilient materialcovering said space, and having its edgessecured to the adjacent portions of 'the visor-like vprojection and thesweat band, the strip being so arranged that its strands extend`diagonally with said edges, the Afold of said `strip projectingupwardly into said space.

4. In a cap, and the like, a crown provided yat its bottom edge with avisor-like projection, a sweat band secured within the crown, spaced atthe front from lsaid projection, a folded Ventilating strip of coarsewoven resili nt material. covering saidspace, and yhaving its edgessecured 'to the adjacent portions of the visor-'like projection `and thesweat band, thestrip being so-arranged-that its strands extenddiagonally with said edges the fold of said strip projecting up wardlyinto said space, a piece of closeri'ofesh fabric fastened along one edge'of `said ventilating strip and adapted to be Adrawn over the latter,thereby to prevent, more or less,'the passage l`of air 'through saidAventilating f strip.

5. In fa cap, andthe like', *a crown provided at its bottom edge -with avisor-dike projection, 'a 'sweat'b'and securedwvithinthe crown, spacedat the front from Y'said projection, a Ventilatingstr'ip of coarse wovenresilient material covering `said space, and having its edges secured tothe adjacent portions of theVisor-lilie projection Vand the sweat band,a piece of Vcloser-mesh vfabric Afastened along one-edgeofsaid"Ventilatingrstrip andadapted to be drawn over the latter,thereby-to prevent, more or less, the passage of air through saidVentilating strip.

6. In a capor the like, a crown provided at its bottom edge with avisor-like projection and sweat band secured Within tbe crown of the capand spaced at the front of the cap from said visor, a folded resilientstrip of Wire cloth arranged like an inverted V in cross sectioncovering said space, the edges of said strip being secured in place withrelation to said visor and the sweat band.

7. In a cap or tbe like, a crown provided at its bottom edge With avisor-like projection and sweat band secured Within the crown of the capand spaced at the front of the cap from said visor, a folded resilientVentilating strip arranged like an inverted V in cross section coveringsaid space, the edges of `said strip being secured in place livizlrelation to said visor and the sweat HARRY B. SAXTON. l

